PIRATES VS. CANCER 2022
After being limited by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, one of the most popular and successful fundraisers on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus returned to full...
Philanthropy Archives
FRESH START
A van towing a trailer pulls in front of a church in Elizabeth City, an eastern North Carolina community challenged by health disparities, limited access to health care providers, and...
Luncheon honors ECU’s 84 Golden LEAF scholarship recipients
From being a member of the Marching Pirates to becoming a better leader, Krysta Byrd has enjoyed her nearly two years as a student at East Carolina University. It’s an...
ALL HANDS
As East Carolina University marked its 115th year and celebrated the installation of Chancellor Philip Rogers last week, Pirate Nation rose to the occasion and pledged more than $8.4 million...
ECU College of Nursing welcomes 9 into Hall of Fame
The ECU College of Nursing welcomed nine new members to its Hall of Fame and honored a longtime faculty member as its 2022 Distinguished Alumni during its induction ceremony at...
BLUE CROSS FUNDING
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is awarding $1.54 million to East Carolina University to provide telepsychiatry services over the next five years for students at Elizabeth City...
ECU dental clinics get $225K boost from Dogwood Health Trust
A large donation to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will allow the school to increase services for low-income patients in two rural clinics. The Dogwood Health Trust...
PRIZE PATROL
East Carolina University has taken first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about...
ECU BIG READ KICKOFF
EVENT DETAILS What: Big Read When: Feb. 15 Time: 4 p.m. Where: Five Points Plaza, at the corner of Fifth and Evans streets, Greenville, N.C. Free books provided for community...
SUPPORTING STUDENT VETERANS
Marine Corps officer Lara Gorham left the military to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. When she was accepted into the premed program at East Carolina University for fall...